The map highlights the regions of Turanian-speaking peoples in the world, and is colour-coded to indicate majority and minority regions of: Turks; Urgo-Finns and Samoyeds; Mongols and Manchu-Tungusians. Red text overlaid on the map outlines the percentage or number of people which it counts as re...
The map shows soundings and some buildings on shore at Mohammerah [Khorramshahr]. It is part of George Buchanan’s report on the conservancy of the Shatt-el-Arab [Shatt al-Arab] of 20 June 1917.
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of Gurmah Safha issued as an ‘Appendix H-1’ to illustrate British military operations on the Euphrates River from 26 June to 25 July 1915 showing the position of enemy forces with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘Gurma...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of battle of Nasiriyah produced to illustrate 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon’ showing the position of the British and enemy’s tranches with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘View of Battlefield, 24th July 1915, ...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: View of battle of Nasiriyah produced to illustrate 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon’ showing the line of the British and enemy’s tranches with landmarks labelled for reference. Below title: ‘View from the Enemy’s point of view – loo...
Imprint: General Staff India. Distinctive Features: Sketch map of Majininah battlefield produced to illustrate 'Report from Gen Sir John Eccles Nixon’ showing the position of the British and Turkish tranches with landmarks labelled for reference and explained in a key at the bottom right-han...
Map marked as for official use only, produced by the General Staff, India, and showing major and minor routes across Persia [Iran], marked in red and green ink respectively. Routes are numbered, and refer to the route descriptions given in the accompanying volume. A key below the map classifies ...
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in Mesopotamia
Scope & Content:
This map shows the overall designation of various military region across Iraq from 1923. It also shows the major hydrological features of Mesopotamia, namely the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in relation to the boundaries of Iraq's ten military areas.
Key Map to Boundaries of Military Report Areas in 'Iraq
Scope & Content:
This map shows the distribution of ten military areas in Iraq designated for British military purposes. The map shows Iraq's hydrology counterpoised to the boundaries of its ten military areas.
‘Sketch Showing Position of Ka’taba with Reference to Aden and British Territory’
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Imprint: S.D.O. No. 1174, February 1915. Distinctive Features: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Small sketch map produced to illustrate the position of Ka’taba [Qa’tabah] within the region with a camel track to Aden marked and distances between Dthala [Dhala] and Aden reported.
